Specialists from the "Sirius" University are developing a new method for diagnosing age-related and oncological diseases. This was reported by the university's press service.
Scientists believe that the risk of developing age-related diseases is associated with a deficiency of vitamin B12. They are developing a non-invasive molecular tool for the quantitative measurement of vitamin B12 in human cells. It is planned to use Kamchatka bacteria for this purpose.
This is a representative of the archaea kingdom Thermogladius calderae, bacteria Fervidicoccus fontis and Fervidobacterium riparium.
Fluorescent proteins (a family of light-absorbing proteins) are integrated into the cell membrane of bacteria. With their help, the developers determine the concentration of vitamin B12 in the human body.
Currently, Sirius specialists are exploring the possibility of proteins binding to vitamin B12. The first prototype of the molecular tool will appear in the near future.
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